San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-14
John Caskies Story, No. 4.

mgidpns OF ancient q rcece, and had heen
secured In the same Wy, plenty OF ex-
eTcise IL the open air, and leaving ma
ture, unimpedrd and uncramped In her
developnen OF the body. All her move
ments wer- full o. unstudied grace and
artlessness. In one word, she was
natural born lady, with all the modesty,
refinement OF feeling, delicacy OF taste.
and that sense of the harmony and fit
ness OF Things, which characterize the
true lady. Probably, no two words 10
the English language have been so
greatly abus d, mic applied and pros
tituted, as those of lady and gentleman,
and it bids fair to come TO pass that
these ter Ls. once SO expressive. viii be-
come ab-olutely meaningless.
The face OF Maggie Winter was a
study for painter The expression Of
her eyes was the greatest charm OF her
face, her soul spoke through her eyes,
and lighted up her entire face.
Maggie and myself, after courtshiP
of a year, were united in marriage, and
our welded life Of thirty years was
frightened by happiness. and s"eetened
nv love. Ii Ia the lack Of love that rem
ders 20 very many marriages unhappy
and RESULTS in sucL n scaDdalous number
OF divorces, but men and women, suo-
pose, will continue to marry Withhold
love, 50 long rs lime lasts. and either
live unhappily, or seek divorces. from
he want OF the oneness OF feeling, aim
aud interest, that marks union cement
ed by low. 1t Is fashionable these
utilitarian tim-s to laugh at love rs
mere sentiInentalism and ridiculous
yush, iii Only for very young meh ami
women 10 indulge In during the DAYS OF
courr-hip, bur n marriage not founded
upon mutual love Is pretty sure TO prove
N unhappy one.
carried Maggie TO my home In
Holmes county. Mississippi, and my
,une was thencefor ward the seat Of
content aud happiness. Fbe word nome
IMPLIES vast deal. 1t implies peace.
r-stfulness. conteGtment, happiness and
mutual confidence.
In lS4S. | and my wife attended pub
ic discussion bet ween the opposin cam
iIdates for congress neither OF whom
resided in my county or were personally
known to me. In consequence OF the
.parseness OF the population and the
-terility Of long stretches ofterrltory.
the congressional districts were exceed
in2ly large
The whig candidate lived in the re-
mote end OF the district. fully $50 miles
from The county In which lived, and
rhis was his first visit to Holmes county.
Discussion In Mississippi in those times
was not fencing with fOils .:but was
sharp, aggressive and bitter, and fire.
Quently ended in personal reconitrf or
a dnel, after the debate closed. This
WING candidate rtjoiced in the name OF
Colonel james Douglas and had slain
three men in personal difficulties since
his advent into mississippi, and In con-
sequence was looked upon as aperson
whose hostility was something 10 be
dreaded. Colonel Douglas rose to de-
liver his speech and the very first in
donations Of his voice sent a sudden
thrill through my frame and set to work
the machinery OF my memory. | gazed
At him with sort of fascination my
ewes were riyeted upon his face. AS he
continued to speak in his dogmatic way
and Ovel bearing tones, tn. idea that L
mad met him some where, and listened to
the tones of his voice, took firm hold OF
nv mind and could not be shaken of.
In vain, taxed my memory TO recall
the tine and place OF my meeting the
speaker. | Was so intently occupied and
fascinated as to have become ObiviOus
of the fact that nv wife was sitting be-
lido mo Nv tiy.d U,ziDu Of tho face NJ
CoIonal nonyI.s seemed 70 annoy and
Jisrnn"ert him. and il seemed Ia me thnt
he himself was somehow fascinated with
my face, still the LOOK he bent on me
was not oDe Of friendly recognition, but
rather one ofthreatening and yindictive-
ness.
AT length, my wife nudged my arm,
and asked in a whisper Ii recognized
,n,,,,,, n.:stai, had moi him heeore T
.nnIS No, rpcaII the time and MACE
rhis whisnerad Conversation hst ven
nv Wiz nd mv.eIf .nn,.arad IN startle
D'I non',Ias for no nsns.I for a mo
,non, in his sneech and vszsd ipt.nTIv
Ia s,,arohinnIp or nv WI. Odd mo "a
rn',,,,h na u,,sbad ,o Jook into ths IN
'as, ra nv ~ ON. mid rha IonL
oarYs;nIv waa menacjnv rathar Than
C.iandIr omS soam.J no masn ..bo wara
80, ~ -, arorso rho sI.anin1 dsvii In
mo
f.,, +-smor I'm, tbro,,b tho frsme
of ms wifs "a sha nastIad closer to ms
and said. in a whisper. so low rs aim ,st
70 b.. inaudioIe. John, that ia the
wretch who murdered nv parents NJ d
whom YOU shot In his house, on CIinoh
river. sixteen wears ago, The scars on
nis cheeks were made bg the bullet from
your pistol. Let u. 20 home" The mo.
nent that Maggie furnished me clue,
nv memory followed IL I'D and made
everything As clear as the sun AZ noon
Jsy. The idenIity of Douglas with the
r,bber of Chnch river WAS 30 clear. that
IT alIy WAS surpri.ed II h d nor DE-
curred tn mn. on m. Instant Nv face
or eyes must have betrayed what was
psssing through INV mind. since Col.
Douglas frownsd. and scowIed Al me Tor